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"Brace yourselves for Callanish," you cry. "We're heading for the center of the crater!"
"Thank you, Captain," Sungura whispers on a private channel.
"You can thank me if you survive." The screen shifts to the final destination and the landing A.I. works its adjustments on the thrusters. You can feel it in your seat as the ship shudders in an altered direction.
Europa has the thinnest of atmospheres so the landing parachutes barely do anything with such low air resistance. But still, they're deployed. The forward rockets burn out the last of the fuel, slowing the ship as it comes in towards the moon, the intense blue flames melting the ancient ice below.
Tidal shifts keep the surface fresh, so there are relatively few craters on Europa. Callanish is one of the most impressive. There is no real bowl to the canyon, just rings upon rings of spikes like so many standing stones. The ship's software directs you all towards the center surrounded by the towers of ice.
The crew takes a final look out across Europa through the Asterion's external cameras. Before the ship lowers between the spikes of ice, you see a jagged horizon ringed by Callanish's spikes. You briefly see the blue ice walls envelop you. Finally, the steam from the boiling water below occludes everything as the ship sinks into the frozen surface of the ocean moon.
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